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George Soros Funded by the House of Rothschild
In 1987, as a freshman in college, I walked into the university library and took down a tome entitled the House of Rothschild....
States’ Pension Woes Worsening
The latest study by The Pew Center on the States shows not only that states have not funded the promises they made to...
Read moreMending Our Monetary Maladies
Edwin Vieira, Jr. is an attorney who has won three cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. He earned four degrees...
Read moreGold at $1,500 an Ounce and Moving Higher
The price of one ounce of gold exceeded $1,500 yesterday, and immediately the media was filled with explanations. Jan Harvey, writing for Reuters,...
Read moreAlmost Half of Americans Paid No Federal Income Tax In 2010
As the supporters of President Barack Obama have complained about tax cuts for the rich during the ongoing budget debate, one group of...
Read moreNot-So-Fun Tax Facts
Each year, American taxpayers lose anywhere from 20 to 50 percent of their income to the federal and state government in taxes, with...
Read moreGovt to Sell Its GM Stock Before It Declines Further
When the federal government took over General Motors in July of 2009, it was “the only way to avoid an economic calamity,” according...
Read moreCEI Targets Regulations in Annual Report
The Competitive Enterprise Institute released a report today entitled Ten Thousand Commandments: An Annual Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State, compiled by Wayne...
Read moreLies, Damned Lies, and (Unemployment) Statistics
There are different ways of calculating unemployment. The data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics culls out those who are not seeking...
Read moreSoros: U.S. Dollar No Longer World Reserve Currency
It was President Richard M. Nixon, a favorite of the neoconservative establishment, who announced in his first term that "We're all Keynesians now,"...
Read moreIs It Really the Economy, Stupid?
You might be an "economite" if you … prefer city lights to starry skies in wide open spaces; agree that a college education...
Read moreGeorge Soros’ Doublespeak
Leftist billionaire George Soros (picture, left) has openly advocated for the destruction of American sovereignty, the “managed decline” of the United States dollar,...
Read moreFirst, Shariah-Compliant Financing, Then, Shariah Law
Is there a Shariah threat to America? Some believe so and on Friday’s episode of the Glenn Beck program, guests discussed the threat...
Read moreInvestors in U.S. Debt at Tipping Point?
When Terence Jeffrey, writing for CNSNews.com, noted that true federal spending for the fiscal year 2010 wasn’t $3.7 trillion after all, but closer...
Read moreIMF Economists: Huge U.S. Tax Hikes Needed
Economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of U.S. government finances in disarray and out-of-control entitlement spending in a report published earlier...
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